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South Korean software engineer Jung Ki-young said Microsoft Corp’s decision to discontinue Internet Explorer marked the end of a quarter-century love-hate relationship with the technology. In memory of Explorer’s demise, he spent a month and 430,000 won ($330) designing and ordering a headstone with the “e” logo and its English epitaph: “He was a reliable tool for downloading other browsers.” As soon as his brother’s cafe in Gyeongju put the memorial on display, a photo of the tombstone became viral. After 27 years, Microsoft has decided to phase out support for the once omnipresent Internet Explorer in favor of the…

For the second time in a row, Artemis will not be able to fly this week due to a medical condition. Having unsuccessfully attempted to stop a leak of liquid hydrogen fuel from the rocket, NASA was forced to scrap a second launch of the rocket scheduled for late Saturday morning due to the leak. In an official announcement, Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson announced that the rocket had been scrubbed at 11:19 a.m. ET (7.19 p.m. UAE time). During Monday morning’s launch attempt, NASA aborted the rocket’s first attempt after a sensor indicated one of the rocket’s four engines wasn’t…

The Indian Government has liberalized the Drone Policy under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Secretary of State for Civil Aviation General V K Singh (Retd.). This will help those who wish to manufacture drones or start drone companies. According to him, nearly 90 per cent of the airspace has now been cleared for the deployment of drones. As part of the government’s efforts to promote the growth of drone manufacturing by private companies, Mr Singh added that the government has also introduced the Production Linked Incentive scheme. The minister spoke today at a program on…

First observations of a new type of proton aurora around Mars have been made by the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first interplanetary exploration by an Arab nation. The spatially variable proton aurora may provide new insight into the Martian atmosphere’s unexpected behavior. In order to fully characterize these observations, the EMM team worked with NASA’s MAVEN mission (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution). EMM’s global aurora images combined with MAVEN’s local plasma observations open up new avenues for understanding Mars’ enigmatic aurora. When the solar wind directly impacts Mars’ dayside upper atmosphere, it emits ultraviolet light as it slows down,…

As a result of the world’s newest and largest space telescope, the world will now be able to see Jupiter in all its glory, with auroras and all. Images of the solar system’s largest planet were released Monday by scientists. Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, as well as swirling polar haze, were captured in July by the James Webb Space Telescope. An AP report says Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out among numerous smaller storms. A wide-field picture shows faint rings around the planet, as well as two tiny moons against a glittering…

Under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allocated spectrum to telecom operators, paving the way for the launch of 5G services. The letters for spectrum assignment have been issued, according to Communications and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. In addition, Vaishnaw has asked Telecom Service Providers to prepare for the launch of 5G. Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal praised the DoT’s speed in handling spectrum auction matters. The allocation letter for the designated frequency bands was provided to Airtel within hours of Airtel paying INR8312.4 crore towards spectrum dues. According to Mittal, the E…

In the post-COVID-19 world, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, including crowd-tracking sensors for real-time data collection, mixed reality, and the metaverse, will shape megaevents, according to a report published by the World Government Summit Organization. Using a combination of virtual, physical, and hybrid approaches, the research, which was published in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), calls on government leaders to learn from events like the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Hajj, and Dubai’s Expo 2020 which were successfully conducted during the pandemic. Cities hosting megaevents, which contribute almost $1 trillion to the global economy each year, need to rethink how to…

In strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG), G42, the leading UAE-based AI and cloud computing technology company, launched a $10 billion global technology growth fund. G42 will manage the Fund, which will invest in late-stage growth companies with disruptive technologies and strong business fundamentals in order to accelerate global innovation. As a private equity investor, G42 Expansion Fund will invest primarily in high-growth regions. The G42 Expansion Fund will leverage its operational assets and ecosystem of operating companies to accelerate value creation across its portfolio of investments. As a result of its investment priorities, the Fund will focus…

As part of preparations to introduce 5G cellular technology services, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) of Jordan signed an agreement with Jordan’s mobile telecom companies (Orange, Umniah) in the presence of Ahmed Hanandeh, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship. A key pillar of Jordan’s infrastructure for information and communication technology (ICT) is 5G technology services, according to Hanandeh, who spoke at the signing ceremony. According to the recently announced Economic Modernization Vision, 5G technology services will serve as an invaluable part of the country’s infrastructure for information and communications technology (ICT). He noted that 5G networks have proven to be…

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, raised $10 billion in its first bond offering on Tuesday. The technology giant plans to use the raised capital to revamp its business and fund share buybacks. Several expensive initiatives, including its virtual reality metaverse, will also be funded with the proceeds of the bond sale. It joins the league of technology companies such as Apple Inc. and Intel Corp., which recently raised funds from the debt market. A $5.5 billion bond deal was announced earlier this month by iPhone maker Apple Inc to fund dividends and buybacks. Moreover, Intel…